Learn the USMNT and USWNT pairings for soccer tournament in Paris
The U.S. women's and men's national teams fully understand their paths to medals at this summer's Paris Games.
The USWNT has not won a gold medal in the past two Olympics after winning three straight from 2004 to 2008, but was paired with Germany, Australia, Zambia or Morocco in the group.
Germany is fifth in the FIFA world rankings (the United States is fourth), but Australia will be a tough competition for the United States, as they reached the semifinals of last year's Women's World Cup.
The U.S. will play either Zambia or Morocco in Nice on July 25 to begin group play before games against Germany and Australia. The top two teams from each of the three groups and the third-place team within the group will advance to the final tournament.
The USMNT will return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. The women's team will send their best team, while the men's team will send teams aged 23 and under, with three overage exceptions.
The U.S. men's team will begin group play on July 24 against host France in Marseille, before facing the winner of a qualifying playoff between New Zealand and teams from Ghana and the Asian Football Confederation.
In the men's competition, the top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the knockout/quarterfinal stage.
U.S. rowing trials to be held in Sarasota, Florida
The nation's best rowers will converge on Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla., next week in hopes of making their Olympic dreams come true.
The U.S. Olympic Rowing Trials will be held from April 2nd to 7th, and the U.S. already has boats that have qualified in 10 events, based on results from last year's World Championships in Serbia. There is. Now, the question is which participants will be on that boat in Paris.
Qualifying boats for the U.S. are Women's Single Scull, Women's Double Scull, Lightweight Women's Double Scull, Women's Pair, Men's Pair, Women's Four, Men's Four, Women's Eight, PR3 Mixed Double Scull, and PR3 Mixed Four (with coxswain). .
There are nine boats that the United States has not yet qualified for: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, lightweight men's double sculls, women's quadruple sculls, men's quadruple sculls, men's eights, PR1 men's single sculls, PR1 women's single sculls, PR2 mixed double sculls.
Competitors who earn a spot in a qualified boat will go straight to Paris, but the highest performing competitors in Sarasota's non-qualified boats will have to compete in a final qualifier in Switzerland in May to advance to Paris. It is necessary to break through.
US Men's 3X3 Hoop Team Announced
At the Tokyo Olympics, 3X3 basketball was included as an event for the first time, and the U.S. women won the gold medal, but the men failed to make the team.
The U.S. men's team has qualified for the Paris Games, and the four members of the team were announced on Tuesday. The roster includes former Brigham Young University and NBA players Jimmer Fredette, Canyon Berry, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis.
